SPORTS IN BRIEF | April 1, 2013

Published March 31, 2013 - 11:07pm Last Updated April 1, 2013 - 6:33am

Bolt races to victory in 150-metre race

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Usain Bolt started his season by winning a 150-metre race on a track set up at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Bolt cruised to victory in 14.42 seconds, falling short of the world-best mark of 14.35 he set on the streets of Manchester in 2009. Antigua and Barbuda’s Daniel Bailey was second, ahead of Bruno Lins of Brazil and Ecuador’s Alex Quinones.

After the race held under scorching heat on a four-lane track built on Copacabana beach in the city set to host the 2016 Olympics, Bolt said he was satisfied with his performance.

“It was my first sprint race, definitely a good start for the season,” Bolt said. “I’m looking forward to coming down here in 2016.”

Bolt celebrated by dancing with a few Brazilian dancers after the run, which was an official event supervised by the IAAF.

He threw his running shoes to the fans, who endured huge lines to try to get near the track to see the Jamaican star up close.

Sporting KC hands Impact first MLS loss

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CP) — Claudio Bieler scored his third goal of the season, and Sporting Kansas City defeated previously unbeaten Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night in a match that saw the ejection of Impact coach Marco Schaellibaum.

Schaellibaum was sent off in the 81st minute, shortly after Graham Zusi’s goal put Sporting up 2-0, for squirting water out of a bottle at Sporting’s bench and fourth official Matthew Foerster. Montreal lost for the first time after a 4-0 start.

Los Angeles 2, Toronto 2: At Toronto, teenage substitute Jose Villarreal scored in the 92nd minute, connecting on a bicycle kick to give defending champion Los Angeles a tie with Toronto FC in a game that saw Galaxy star Landon Donovan make his comeback.

Toronto substitute Jonathan Osorio looked to have given the Reds their second victory of the season with the first goal of his MLS career in the 78th minute.

Mike Magee scored his fifth goal of the season in the 16th minute to give Los Angeles the early lead.

Robert Earnshaw pounced on a defensive miscue to tie it 13 minutes later for Toronto.